PARIS: France midfielder Ousmane Dembele on Monday apologised after a video emerged on social media of him appearing to denigrate Asian hotel employees on a tour of Japan by his club Barcelona. Dembele offered his “sincere apologies” after a 42-second clip, which he appeared to have made on Snapchat in […]
Month: July 2021
PARIS: France’s champagne industry group blasted on Monday (Jul 5) a new Russian law forcing foreign champagne producers to add a “sparkling wine” reference to the back of their bottles. The “Comite Champagne” (Champagne Committee) added in a statement that it was also calling on French and European Union diplomats […]
TOKYO: Japan resumed rescue operations for 20 missing people early today after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central city of Atami, killing at least two, Kyodo news agency said. About 10 people were rescued after floods, landslides and cascading mud collapsed and half-submerged houses yesterday in the seaside […]
ROME: England crushed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome yesterday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark who continued their remarkable run by beating the Czech Republic in the last eight earlier. Harry Kane scored twice for England at the Stadio Olimpico while Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also found […]
RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank yesterday, Palestinian authorities said, in an incident Israel’s army described as a “violent confrontation” between Palestinians and Jewish settlers. An Israeli army statement did not confirm the fatality, but said troops had fired at a […]
ROME: England thumped Ukraine 4-0 yesterday as Harry Kane’s double helped them reach their first European Championship semi-final in 25 years in emphatic style and set up a showdown with Denmark at Wembley. Gareth Southgate’s impressive side hit four goals in the knockout stage of a major tournament for only […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has suspended flights to three countries, including the neighbouring United Arab Emirates, to protect against a coronavirus variant, the interior ministry said today. The move comes seven weeks after the oil-rich kingdom permitted fully immunised citizens to travel abroad, after a ban on foreign trips that lasted […]
Downton Abbey 2 started production in April this year and will wrap up in August. The upcoming sequel to Downton Abbey will now release in March 2022 after studio Focus Features delayed the movie by three months. The much-awaited follow-up to 2019 hit was previously set to release on December […]
SAN FRANCISCO: A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns yesterday among US conservatives who felt their voices might be stifled. Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a Twitter exchange that the alerts sprang from an initiative at the social network […]
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of his own meeting in May with US President Joe Biden, the South’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said today. Moon had hoped to use the meeting with Biden as a chance […]